Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has formally announced a new board for the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) saying the government agency had failed dismally in delivering on its mandate to protect homeowners against...
The North West provincial legislature’s portfolio committee on public works yesterday resolved to call on Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi and Transport Minister Ben Martins to take over running the province’s public works, roads and transport...
The government and its agencies responsible for infrastructure development must finalise tariff schedules, including what consumers will pay for projects, well before their implementation in order to avoid resistance, according to a proposal. The...
Waste industry experts across the country and internationally, will be descending on the East London International Convention Centre from 9 – 12 October 2012 to discuss pertinent waste management issues at this year’s WasteCon2012, South Africa’s...
Air pollution is a growing problem in Africa, driven by lack of regulations and poverty amongst others. Beatrice Philemon from IPP Mediareports that in Africa, urban outdoor air pollution is responsible for an estimated 63 000 premature deaths each...
Used cooking oil from the Spur Corporation is now being converted into biodiesel. More than a million litres have already been sued to power a range of fishing vessels, trucks and mining equipment. Spur has run this initiative for around six years...
In line with its fast-growing economy and abundance of natural resources, Mozambique is becoming a darling for energy-hungry countries and the corporates who mine that energy. According to Alastair Campbell, Standard Bank’s executive vice-president...
As the world searches desperately for ways to boost food production by at least 70% by 2050 to feed an increasingly hungry planet, many are looking to Africa as the place where a large part of this potential can be realised, mainly for its huge...
Africa is set to experience an energy boom with the recent announcement by the South African government of the lifting of the moratorium on shale gas exploration and the recent discovery of oil in Namibia, Ghana and others. Nowhere is this more...
All environmentally conscious people are pleased when they see an increasing shift in consumers to make a much greener choice when buying. Due to this wave, pressure is being placed on corporates to follow suit and become more environmentally...
